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The Thing

Movie
1982
1h 49m
R
English
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
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8.3
Critic Score: 
71
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A team of American scientists investigate the empty, destroyed base of their Norwegian counterparts in Antarctica, only to discover a terrifying life force that can take the form of its prey.
The Thing Poster

The Thing

R
Movie
1982
1h 49m
English
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
A team of American scientists investigate the empty, destroyed base of their Norwegian counterparts in Antarctica, only to discover a terrifying life force that can take the form of its prey.
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8.3
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Kurt Russell
R.J. MacReady
Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper
Larry J Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredit...
Jed
The Dog (uncredited)
Directed By: John Carpenter
Written By: Bill Lancaster (Screenplay), John W. Campbell Jr. (Novel)

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CloudspotterSupine says...
9 years ago
Kurosawa's Rashomon. Scott's Alien, and Blade Runner. Carpenter's The Thing. A masterclass category inhabited by only film's greatest achievements. And how many horror films can leave you afraid of their antagonist after the movie's over?
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jekyl6669 says...
6 years ago
I don't think it's possible for me to get sick of this movie.
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DRNKMNKY says...
9 years ago
A horror masterpiece by John Carpenter. An absolute "must see" for all horror movie fans although the SFX are a little outdated nowadays!
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wambie says...
6 years ago
Apparently by reading the comments here and on the 2011 version, not many know the original movie was actually The Thing from Another World 1951. All being based on the 1938 book Who Goes There?.
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simonynwa
10/10  7 years ago
There are a lot of qualities that make The Thing work so well as a horror film. It has been rightly lauded for its set-piece moments and striking practical effects, but what keeps this timeless are the same elements that can be found in a similar classic film of the time, Ridley Scott's Alien - More
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manicure
8/10  3 years ago
"The Thing" could be seen as the natural evolution of the formula that began with Ridley Scott's "Alien". The two movies have an entirely different setting and atmosphere, but share the same simple structure: a group of humans ends up being stuck in a confined space as they are c More
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Whitsbrain
10/10  2 years ago
I've seen this movie so many times. I own it twice on DVD, I own it on Blu-Ray and I even have a copy on the now defunct HD-DVD format. I regret not seeing it in the theaters back in 1982. I don't know why I didn't go. I was certainly old enough to appreciate it. Instead, I saw "E.T.". I got swept u More
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John Chard
6 years ago
Flips the scenario round from the original to great effect.

John Carpenter shows how much he loves the 1951 original by giving it the utmost respect that he possibly could, the only difference here is that Carpenter chooses to stick to the paranoiac core of John W Campbell Jr's short story.

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